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Job Duties and Tasks For: "Registered Nurse"
Job Duties and Tasks For: "Registered Nurse"
Job Duties and Tasks For: "Registered Nurse"
Job Description -
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and
maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled
patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case
management. Licensing or registration required. Includes advance practice nurses such as:
nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified
registered nurse anesthetists. Advanced practice nursing is practiced by RNs who have
specialized formal, post-basic education and who function in highly autonomous and
specialized roles.
5) Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and
evaluate patient care plans.
6) Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
7) Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
8) Direct and supervise less skilled nursing/health care personnel, or supervise a particular unit
on one shift.
10) Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure that proper nursing care is provided.
11) Assess the needs of individuals, families and/or communities, including assessment of
individuals' home and/or work environments to identify potential health or safety problems.
12) Instruct individuals, families and other groups on topics such as health education, disease
prevention and childbirth, and develop health improvement programs.
13) Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensure that stock of supplies is
maintained.
17) Provide health care, first aid, immunizations and assistance in convalescence and rehabilitation
in locations such as schools, hospitals, and industry.
18) Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to
hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.
21) Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices or other forms of treatment, such as physical
therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
22) Direct and coordinate infection control programs, advising and consulting with specified
personnel about necessary precautions.
23) Perform administrative and managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff,
budget, planning, and long-range goals.
25) Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing
assistance.
26) Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the practice
and profession of nursing.
27) Work with individuals, groups, and families to plan and implement programs designed to improve
the overall health of communities.
3) Getting Information -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all
relevant sources.
4) Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge -- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying
new knowledge to your job.
5) Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work -- Developing specific goals and plans to
prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
7) Making Decisions and Solving Problems -- Analyzing information and evaluating results to
choose the best solution and solve problems.
8) Performing for or Working Directly with the Public -- Performing for people or dealing
directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving
clients or guests.
12) Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others -- Translating or explaining what
information means and how it can be used.
13) Training and Teaching Others -- Identifying the educational needs of others, developing
formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
14) Developing and Building Teams -- Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and
cooperation among team members.
15) Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others -- Getting members of a group to work
together to accomplish tasks.
17) Performing General Physical Activities -- Performing physical activities that require
considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting,
balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
19) Coaching and Developing Others -- Identifying the developmental needs of others and
coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
20) Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others -- Handling complaints, settling disputes,
and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
21) Analyzing Data or Information -- Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of
information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
22) Communicating with Persons Outside Organization -- Communicating with people outside
the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other
external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-
mail.
23) Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People -- Assessing the value, importance,
or quality of things or people.
24) Interacting With Computers -- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware
and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
25) Handling and Moving Objects -- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning,
and moving materials, and manipulating things.
3) Critical Thinking -- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of
alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
6) Time Management -- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
9) Social Perceptiveness -- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react
as they do.
10) Writing -- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
11) Active Learning -- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and
future problem-solving and decision-making.
12) Coordination -- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
13) Judgment and Decision Making -- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential
actions to choose the most appropriate one.
15) Learning Strategies -- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures
appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
16) Complex Problem Solving -- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related
information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
20) Operation Monitoring -- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine
is working properly.
21) Equipment Selection -- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
2) Oral Expression -- The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will
understand.
3) Oral Comprehension -- The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas
presented through spoken words and sentences.
4) Inductive Reasoning -- The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or
conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
5) Speech Clarity -- The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
6) Deductive Reasoning -- The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce
answers that make sense.
7) Written Expression -- The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others
will understand.
8) Speech Recognition -- The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
9) Written Comprehension -- The ability to read and understand information and ideas
presented in writing.
10) Near Vision -- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
11) Selective Attention -- The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being
distracted.
12) Information Ordering -- The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern
according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures,
mathematical operations).
13) Trunk Strength -- The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part
of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
14) Time Sharing -- The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources
of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).
15) Flexibility of Closure -- The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object,
word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
16) Manual Dexterity -- The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm,
or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
3) Customer and Personal Service -- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing
customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality
standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
4) English Language -- Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language
including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
5) Biology -- Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions,
interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
6) Therapy and Counseling -- Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis,
treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and
guidance.
8) Education and Training -- Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training
design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training
effects.
9) Sociology and Anthropology -- Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends
and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.